Jesus Fuertes, 68, a cubist painter and Pablo Picasso protege whose works have been exhibited in prominent museums around the world, died of a heart attack June 18 in Miami, a family spokeswoman said.
Born in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, Fuertes was exposed to great artists early in life because his father associated with surrealist Salvador Dali and poet-dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca. Dali introduced the younger Fuertes to Andre Breton, the father of the surrealist movement, who became his benefactor, according to Fuertes' biography on his website.
